Word Meaning 苛々

いらいら iraira

苛々 is read as いらいら (iraira) and means to get irritated.

Meaning

English

  1. to get irritated
  2. to get annoyed
  3. to be on the edge
  4. to fret
  5. to lose patience

Reading

Kana

いらいら

Romaji

iraira

Writing Variants

  • 苛苛 いらいら iraira
  • 刺々 いらいら iraira
  • 刺刺 いらいら iraira

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 6108 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苛め

いじめ

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苛める

いじめる

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苛政

かせい

tyranny

苛立ち

いらだち

irritation

苛立つ

いらだつ

to be irritated

苛立てる

いらだてる

to irritate

苛性

かせい

caustic

苛性カリ

かせいかり

caustic potash

Example Sentences

2

This noise is annoying.

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.